Thanks for the blog and for your concern.

Darling Cathy, yes, I agree that you and Steve could sort out some frogs. In fact, Steve has agreed to look at a bungalow up in Bicester. You both know us so well and know what we would like, without us having to spell it out. Something nice, without too much wrong with it and under the magic figure of £200,000 if poss. We have been concentrating on detached, but a semi= should not hurt us, as long as I have broadband and a watchable telly and you guys to see from time to time. We are thinking about a little place, just across the water in Gosport, which is in pretty good nick and not too much to worry us. As long as I can still drive about and pop into Southampton or Portsmouth on a bus or catch a plane from So'ton to Spain or France io see the others, that is about all we want! We have stuck it for 50 years, so surely we can have a few more without a quarrel, as we each have too much to loose. Thanks for the bed and the phone call and your concern. Let us hope we can settle this as soon as poss. Your loving Dad and Mum.